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| Geelani, Mirwaiz trash Omar’s monologue on dialogue | | Hurriyat dares CM to pass 6-point formula in J&K Assembly | | |
AHMED ALI FAYYAZ
SRINAGAR, Nov 10: Both factions of Hurriyat Conference have pooh-poohed Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s PDP-brand refrain on New Delhi’s dialogue with the separatist leadership even as Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has dared him to pass his 6-point formula in J&K Legislative Assembly if head of the coalition government was really sincere in his recently made public utterances.
Hardline Hurriyat chief, Geelani has characteristically trashed union Home Minister P Chidambarm and J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s newfound refrain on “quiet diplomacy” and asserted that there was, as usual, neither sincerity nor seriousness in the ruling coalition’s statements. “It’s all an exercise in futility. Bilateral talks on Kashmir problem have invariably ended up in failure. Real solution lies in tripartite talks between India, Pakistan and the Kashmiris or implementation of the UN resolutions”, Geelani told local news agency, Kashmir News Service.
Geelani said that his faction of the Hurriyat Conference would respond positively and engage itself in a dialogue process if Government ... | |
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| Disruptions on NH, many roads closed | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 10 : Traffic on 300-km-long Srinagar-Jammu national highway was disrupted for several hours while the 434-km- long Srinagar-Leh national highway remained closed due to snowfall.
Border towns of Keran, Karnah, Machil, Tangdhar and Teetwal also remained cut off from the rest of the state due to closure of Razdan and Sadhna passes following heavy snowfall.
A traffic police official said that traffic on the highway, the only road linking the Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, was suspended last night due to snowfall at Jawahar tunnel.
He said due to slippery road conditions some trucks were stranded near the tunnel. However, this morning, the truc... | |
| | | | Set to modify AFSPA: PM | | | |
Agartala, Nov 10: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has assured tribal leaders from Tripura that the central government would suitably amend the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) 1958 that gives unlimited powers to the paramilitary forces to shoot on sight and arrest anybody without a warrant.
The assurance, say tribal leaders, came when a five-member delegation of Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT) met the prime minister in New Delhi late last month and submitted a detailed memorandum.
Home Minister P. Chidambaram, Tribal Welfare Minister Kantilal Bhuria, Minister of State for Planning and Parliamentary Affairs V. Narayanaswamy, National Security Advisor M... | |
| | | | SRTC men ready to meet Omar midway, not impressed on argument against pay hike | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Nov 10: A day after Chief Minister Omar extended an olive branch to the employees of terminally sick State Road Transport Corporation assuring them release of salaries and inviting for dialogue, the agitating employees today called for fresh round of talks to resolve the issue.
On the eve of re-opening of civil secretariat here on Monday, the Chief Minister had given his mind to release pending salaries of SRTC employees but completely ruled out a hike on pattern of sixth pay commission recommendations. The Chief Minister had, however, said, “we (govt and SRTC employees) need to meet somewhere in the middle to resolve the issue”. What exactly Omar meant fr... | |
| | | | Finally, challan presented in Chopra family murder case | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 10: More than three years after leading business tycoon Rajinder Bhushan Chopra and members of his family were killed, the Police today presented case challan in a court of law here after permission from the High Court where a petition from Chopra’s survivors –his two sons –was pending for referring the case to Central Bureau of Investigation.
The challan was presented in in the court of Excise Magistrate Jammu Suneet Gupta who, after hearing Chief Prosecuting Officer Pawan Khajuria with senior Prosecuting Officer Anil Jamwal, committed the challan to the Sessions Court with the direction to produce the accused in the Court of Sessions Court.
The challan... | |
| | | | 8 dead in Poonch road mishap, 17 critical, airlifted to Jammu | | Chib’s swift action saves precious lives | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Nov 10: In yet another gruesome road mishap in the region, at least eight persons have been reported killed and over 30 others injured as passenger bus rolled down in a gorge in Bandi Chechian area of Poonch district. 17 of the injured persons have been reported in critical condition.
Soon after coming to know about the accident, the Medical Education Minister Rajinder Singh Chib flew to Poonch and got the critically injured passengers airlifted to Jammu. Minister’s swift action helped save some lives as the district hospital in Poonch was not sufficiently equipped to handle the critically injured passengers as many of them were required to put on life savi... | |
| | | | 20 killed in Pak suicide bombing | | | |
Islamabad, Nov 10: A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car in a packed market in northwest Pakistan today killing 20 people and injuring over 50, the latest in a series of deadly attacks since the army launched an offensive against the Taliban in the restive tribal belt last month.
The explosion occurred in Farooq-e-Azam Chowk, the main commercial area of Charsadda town, shortly after 4.20 pm local time. The area was crowded at the time of the blast. Twenty people were killed and over 50 wounded in the explosion, Charsadda district police chief Riaz Mohammad Khan told reporters, describing the blast as a suicide attack.
However, some witnesses said the explosion was cause... | |
| | | | Top LeT commander among 2 ultras killed | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Nov 10: Two militants, including a top militant of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit, were killed by the security forces in an encounter in the mountainous Reasi district official sources here today said.
Meanwhile, a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ultra was arrested and a hideout was unearthed by security forces in Kashmir Valley where a police naka party was attacked by militants with automatic weapons overnight, official sources said today.
"A joint operation was launched by police, 61 Rashtriya Rifles and the troops of Uniform Force on specific information in Kalwa area of Mahore tehsil about the presence of militants," official sources told.
On seeing a patrol part... | |
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